The Genius of Islam: How Muslims Made the Modern World

The Middle Ages were a period of tremendous cultural and scientific advancement in the Islamic Empire-ideas and inventions that shaped our world. Did you know that: · The numbers you use every day (Arabic numerals!) are a Muslim invention? · The marching band you hear at football games has its roots in the Middle East? · You are drinking orange juice at breakfast today thanks to Islamic farming innovations? · The modern city's skyline was made possible by Islamic architecture? The Muslim world has often been a bridge between East and West, but many of Islam's crucial innovations are hidden within the folds of history. In this important book, Bryn Barnard uses short, engaging text